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Johann Arndt (or Arnd; 27 December 1555 – 11 May 1621) was a German Lutheran theologian who wrote several influential books of devotional Christianity. Although reflective of the period of Lutheran Orthodoxy, he is seen as a forerunner of Pietism, a movement within Lutheranism that gained strength in the late 17th century. Biography.
Johann Arndt (born Dec. 27, 1555, Edderitz, Anhalt—died May 11, 1621, Celle, Hanover) was a German Lutheran theologian whose mystical writings were widely circulated in Europe in the 17th century. Arndt studied at Helmstadt, Wittenberg, Strasbourg, and Basel.
Nov 19, 2020 · Arndt wrote True Christianity which is sometimes said to be the most influential devotional writing arising from the Reformation. Our website: http://www.justandsinner.orgPublishing: http://www...
Both the general purpose of the venerable Johann Arndt in writing his “ True Christianity,” and also his own character and spirit, will be best exhibited by submitting to the reader a statement referring to his personal history. He was born, December 27th, 1555, in Ballenstädt, a town in the Duchy of Anhalt, where his father, Rev. Jacob ...
Johann Arndt (1555–1621) in his Four Books on True Christianity took up many of the themes of medieval mysticism in the context of Reformation theology and prepared the way for the spiritual revival known as Pietism, within which mystics such as Count von Zinzendorf flourished. The important mystics in England….
Johann Arndt. General Superintendant of Ecclesiastical Affairs in the Principality of Lüneberg. Originally Translated Into English By Rev. A. W. Boehm, German Chaplain at the Court of St. James, and Published in London, A.D. 1712. A New American Edition, Revised, Corrected, and Furnished with Additional Matter From The Original German ...
(1555–1621), Lutheran theologian and mystical writer. He is chiefly remembered for his Vier Bücher vom wahren Christentum (1606); against the penal theory of the Atonement, he dwelt on the work of Christ in people's hearts.
